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As discussed at SITT this year, we’d like to use Hypothes.is this summer as a way to collaboratively read a few essays about digital pedagogy and research.

To play along, make sure you have an account with hypothes.is, and, ideally, install the extension for Chrome. (You don’t have to use Chrome–you can also annotate things using the website.) The explanatory video is pretty good:

Then, let’s start reading! We’ll start with Wired.com’s overview of the A Domain of One’s Own movement, which we’re piloting here at Trinity beginning this fall. For the best effectiveness, try to post comments to the Hypothes.is group before June 9.

Our second reading will be Natalie Houston’s essay on Text Analysis–we’ll try to comment on that between June 10 and June 23.

You are expected to attend a classroom training session in the next week or so. If there is a training during your shift you should attend that one. If you have to attend one outside of your scheduled shifts you will get paid for your time. Meet at the Help Desk at the scheduled time. Sign up here.

Oculus Rift

You should take some time to check out the Oculus Rift in the 3D printing room but please abide by a few ground rules:

This room is adjacent to the Blume classroom so keep the noise down when classes are in session

Do not leave the office empty to play – make sure 1 person stays in the office while the other is in the printing/Oculus room.

This should be available to anyone so feel free to invite your friends to show them how cool this job is that you get paid to play with the Oculus and 3D printers 😉

Keep the door closed and locked and do not leave it unattended!

Let’s focus on event support this week:

Everyone needs to check EMS at the start of every shift. Don’t rely on Ron’s emails only.

If there are any questions or concerns email or call Ron.

If anything goes wrong at the event call or email Ron right away.

Stay at the event long enough to make sure it gets started OK and you talk to the event organizers

Leave a business card with the event organizers with your name on it and make sure they know how to contact you or another STA if there are any issues.

FILL OUT THE EVENT FORM AFTER THE EVENT – If it is a simple setup and it went smoothly you don’t have to fill it out. BUT if anything at all goes wrong or if anything unexpected happens fill it out.

PS – THERE IS FREE SODA IN THE FRIDGE!

3D Printing Reminders

3D Printing Reminders

All print jobs get logged using the form – NEVER enter a new line on the spreadsheet directly

When someone picks up a job it MUST BE LOGGED manually on the spreadsheet

Try to take pictures of things we print for our gallery – put them in the folder on docex

A note on filament usage

The following filaments are much more expensive than the regular colors. Use them sparingly:

Glow in the dark

Sparkly Black

Translucent Orange

3d Printing updates

3D PRINTING UPDATE

We lost another extruder today so now we are down to 2 printers: The one in the case and one in the CET

Logging – there have been some issues with the log form

ENTER THE NAME OF THE JOB as it is found in thingiverse or filename not just a general term. We should be able to find the original job based on what you enter there

Make sure you are logging when a job is picked up – seems we haven’t been very good about that recently

If the job is for a class enter the name/number of the class – not just the word “class”

Procedures

Keep the room clean – I keep asking but every time I go in there I pick up scraps of filament, rafts etc

Be sure to completely clear the build plate before starting another print job – this includes the test line across the front of the build plate

Remove the build plate and put it on the cart before using the scraper – putting too much pressure on the plate while installed will cause it to go out of level

Printing for the Math class:

Their jobs are supposed to be 4hrs or less but we can be flexible (this was their instructor’s limit)

The idea is they are here to learn about printing so you should be showing them the process and talking to them. Not just printing for them without any discussion. I don’t expect you to force the issue but ideally they would be here when the print starts to see the process

You should talk to them about the size of their job and scale it appropriately to stay within the 4hr limit

IF they insist on not being present to start the job and we need to handle it start to finish make sure there is a ticket so people know it is waiting to be done. Make sure you note details such as size, filename and color requested if any. If they are here when it starts just using the log form should be sufficient since other STAs can see it in progress and get the contact info on the form

You can also send jobs to the display case printer if it is available

Chapel models

We have permission to print these for people but let’s try to be reasonable.

YOU ARE NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TO DISTRIBUTE THE FILE ITSELF ONLY PRINTED MODELS! DO NOT LEAVE IT ON THE DESKTOP ETC

Would they be willing to get a smaller version?

They take a long time so people need to wait and shouldn’t expect multiple copies.

Don’t offer them around but if someone is insistent we will do it provided they are willing to wait a couple weeks

We need to print about a dozen in the next few weeks

Try to keep one going in the display case especially overnight

During the day we should try to keep it open for class prints

YOU MUST MONITOR IT FROM THE OFFICE

Check it at the start and end of every shift

The display case key is no longer on the lanyard but has a circular label on it

Giveaways

If the printer is free and no one is around print more chains and nuts and bolts

Announcements

DO NOT PRINT CHAPELS TO GIVE OUT! we do not own the design so we are not to distribute them until I clarify the issues with the creators.

Congratulations to Wada for being chosen as this week’s STA of the week. Wada has been covering shifts for people left and right. He runs from event to event without hesitation and is always happy to help out!

Summer work – I am still looking for someone for the end of June and all of July. We WILL pay for your housing while you are working. Summer housing deadline is Friday so let me know ASAP if you are interested.

3d printing

We have decided to be more accommodating with printing requests so don’t worry about the 8 hr limit anymore. Print what people want.

Make sure you are paying attention to settings

Make sure the build plate is 100% clear before printing

Make sure filament is stored properly

Make sure you still log all jobs accurately

Remember to attend one of the weekly meetings – they are MANDATORY so let me know if you can’t make any of them: Monday 6pm, Tuesday 6pm, Friday 12 noon

STA Announcements

Announcements

Welcome aboard Miguel!

Congratulations to Stacy Lam – STA of the Week!

Miss a shift emails:

DO NOT SEND IT FROM THE STA EMAIL ACCOUNT – USE YOUR OWN

include mts@trincoll.edu

include ALL STAs even recent additions – don’t just blindly reply to an old email